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Patrick Olson Rare Books

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Pre-1830 material in all fields. Shop online and join our email list to receive regular catalogs.

Rare Books

Houdini's Paper Magic inscribed and signed to Beatrice Houdini

Houdiniana: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Illustrated Magna Carta: Rare Book of the Week

Writers' Autographs: Five Rare Books for Collectors

Auctions

A complete set of the three dedication copies of Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

David Aronovitz’s Major Science Fiction & Fantasy Library to Auction

Groundbreaking Scientist Joseph Priestley's Family Letters to Auction

Rare Harry Potter Paperback to Auction Today

Book People

Mercedes García-Arenal

Lyell Lectures 2026 Focus on Muslim Books in Christian Iberia

Bright Young Collectors: Bella Savignano

Hours Long YouTube Library Tours

Sponsored

Lieutenant Henry Robertson Bowers, At the South Pole.

Odfjell Collection Goes to Auction

Caveat Emptor: or some thoughts on ethics and online book buying

In Lincoln’s Own Words

Book Arts

Miami Zine Fair 2025

Miami Zine Fair 2026 Details

Major New Samuel Beckett Biennale to Include First Ulster-Scots Translation of 'Waiting for Godot'

New Celebrations Mark 40 years of ‘Poems on the Underground’

Photographs

Ascension du Mont Blanc by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, 1862, albumen print

Roger Therond's Photography Collection to Auction

New Exhibition Reveals Creative Process Behind Peter Hujar’s Photography

Ansel Adams’ 'Winter Sunrise' and Milton Esterow Collection to Auction

Visual Art

Sex Pistols: A Pretty Vacant promotional poster,1977

50 Years Of Punk Sale Features Sex Pistols and The Damned Handwritten Lyrics

New Exhibition Focuses on Book Illustrators Balbusso Twins

New Exhibition to Explore Influence of Alphonse Mucha

Exhibitions

Detail from exhibition poster by Jackie Morris

Shelley’s Handwritten 'To a Skylark' Annotations in New Exhibition on Birds

Princeton Hosts Two Exhibitions Marking Nation’s 250th Anniversary

Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press at Charleston

Maps

London in the 18th Century

New Book Focuses on Historic First Detailed Map of 18th Century London

Top Secret Omaha Beach Invasion Maps to Auction

Maps and Atlases: Five Rare Maps for Collectors

Americana

Clemens business card

Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln Memorabilia to Auction

Post-Washita General Custer Letter Sold at Auction for $550,000

Gettysburg Rail Pass and Lincoln’s Last Message to Congress to Auction